Nonstop flight route between Pueblo, Colorado, United States and Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), Pueblo, Colorado, United States and Komatsu Airport (KMQ), Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,979 miles (or 9,622 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Pueblo Memorial Airport and Komatsu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Pueblo Memorial Airport and Komatsu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUB / KPUB |
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Location: | Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°17'21"N by 104°29'47"W |
Area Served: | Pueblo, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pueblo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4729 feet (1,441 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from PUB |
More Information: | PUB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMQ / RJNK |
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Location: | Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°23'38"N by 136°24'26"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ishikawa Prefecture / JASDF |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMQ |
More Information: | KMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB):
- Today, Pueblo Memorial Airport is home of the United States Air Force Initial Flight Screening program, which began operations on October 1, 2006.
- In addition to being known as "Pueblo Memorial Airport", another name for PUB is "Pueblo Army Air Base".
- Because of Pueblo Memorial Airport's high elevation of 4,729 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PUB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PUB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Built in 1941 as the Pueblo Army Air Base, it was used as an advanced flying school to train B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator four engine heavy bomber crews.
- Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NNW of PUB.
- The furthest airport from Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,964 miles (17,645 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Komatsu Airport (KMQ):
- In addition to being known as "Komatsu Airport", other names for KMQ include "小松飛行場" and "Komatsu Hikōjō".
- Ishikawa Prefecture set aside funds for an airport promotion committee in 2012 amid expectations that the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in 2015 would impact traffic on the Komatsu-Tokyo route.
- The closest airport to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Fukui Airport (FKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of KMQ.
- The base was handed over to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1958 and designated as a jet fighter base in 1960.
- Komatsu Airport (KMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located near the Hokuriku Expressway.
- The furthest airport from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The airport has a single passenger terminal building serving domestic and international flights.
- Because of Komatsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Komatsu Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.